Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Columbia Financial (CLBK)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Columbia Financial (NASDAQ: CLBK) in the last few weeks:

• 8/22/2026 – Columbia Financial was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 8/17/2026 – Columbia Financial was given a new $14.00 price target by New Street Research.
• 8/17/2026 – Columbia Financial was given a new $14.00 price target by Capital One Financial Corporation.
• 8/17/2026 – Columbia Financial is now covered by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. They set an “outperform” rating and a $14.50 price target on the stock.
• 8/17/2026 – Columbia Financial is now covered by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. They set an “outperform” rating and a $14.50 price target on the stock.
• 8/17/2026 – Columbia Financial was upgraded by Brean Capital from “neutral” to “buy”.
• 8/11/2026 – Columbia Financial was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 8/11/2026 – Columbia Financial was upgraded by Piper Sandler from “neutral” to “overweight”. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock, down from $19.00.
• 7/18/2026 – Columbia Financial was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “hold”.

Columbia Financial Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 12th. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Columbia Financial’s dividend payout ratio is currently 58.82%.

Columbia Financial, Inc is the bank holding company for Columbia Bank, a commercial bank headquartered in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Through its principal subsidiary, Columbia Bank, the company offers a comprehensive suite of retail and commercial banking products and services. These offerings include deposit accounts, consumer and mortgage lending, commercial real estate financing, and business banking solutions tailored to small- and medium-sized enterprises.

On the consumer side, Columbia Bank provides checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, home equity lines of credit, and residential mortgage loans.